The Frozen Jungle Bird Is the Only Tropical Drink You Need

Unless you live on a tropical island with access to tons of booze -- or work at a great Tiki bar -- chances are your best homemade frozen Tiki drink involves dumping rum in a Slurpee and calling it a day. This cocktail, however, will make you a regular Don the Beachcomber, and includes ample down time while the freezing happens so you can actually, you know, comb some beaches. That’ll work up a thirst. Luckily, when you get home, you’ve got something way better than a boozy Slurpee to help you out.

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This Flu Season Is So Bad It's Saving the Orange Juice Industry

The entire juice industry has been under the weather for a while. Folks have moved onto other beverages for a few reasons (for instance, we realized we were basically drinking uncarbonated soda). But as everyone around us succumbs to the flu, we apparently turn back to good ol' OJ to make us feel safe.

In the wake of America's worst flu season in nearly a decade, orange juice sales spiked last month for the first time in nearly five years. There was an increase of almost a whole percentage point in sales between the end of December and January 20, according to Nielsen data and a report from the Wall Street Journal. For almost a decade the orange juice industry has been suffering because Americans have moved onto to beverages that are (at least marketed as) healthier and less sugary -- not to mention the exciting options available to those who aren't as health-conscious.

This situation is so dire that the orange juice market has been halved since 2001. But the most severe flu outbreak in eight years has meant that everyone who's worrying about getting sick is turning to the only place they can think to go -- the sweet and pulpy nectar of the noble orange -- and sales are up for the first time since 2013.

Unfortunately there's not much science behind this tradition. Vitamin C can dampen a cold a bit, but, as Grub Street points out, a glass of orange juice has more calories and grams of sugar than a Snickers Bar. You might be better off going directly to the source with something like Emergen-C.

So orange juice may not save us from the flu, but we might end up saving it?

Indoor Day-Trip Destinations To Cure Your Chicago Winter Blues

By this time of winter, Chicagoans’ cabin fever has turned into a full-blown epidemic. It’s time for a dose of culture beyond your latest podcast obsession -- and the typical downtown museum circuit. To get you out of the house (but keep you safely ensconced in indoor heating), we scoured the area to bring you some off-the-map attractions within a two-hour drive that will leave you wondering why you don’t escape the city more often.

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The Best Whiskey Bar in Every State

It takes more than a massive selection of bottles and a few library ladders to make a great whiskey bar. A place could stock thousands of bottles and serve them on a blown-glass bar made of repurposed Pappy bottles and still falter if the service is bad, the food's an afterthought, or the overall character makes you want to drink for all the wrong reasons.

The bars that comprise this list are as varied as the expressions of whiskeys they serve. Some feature futuristic cocktails made using space-age equipment. Some are off-the-beaten-path neighborhood joints that have endured decades by virtue of stiff pours and careful curation. You'll find crystal droppers and slain Old West icons amid bottle lists ranging from double to quadruple digits. Some fancy. Some delightfully divey. But each representing best place for whiskey in their home states.